Breastplate Section—lower
right proper. Early 17th century. This section includes part of a
wide "skirt" along
the bottom. Two rivets with brass diamond-shaped washers are
barely visible in this image along the top edge of the skirt.
These were used to attach the tasset lames that protected
the upper part of the leg. The rolled edge of the arm hole is
typical of sheet armor pieces.

This section was recovered from
Jordan's Journey, a 17th-century settlement site in Prince George County
near Hopewell, Virginia.